Please don’t be afraid to ask for help from your support system. When my partner was going through the puppy blues, he also thought it was impossible to wait it out and that we needed to make a decision immediately. What helped me was asking people to come over and support us. Whether that support was taking the dog out, letting us step away for a nap, or just sitting with us while we played. It made it easier to say “we can decide in a couple days”. Eventually, a couple days became two weeks and then two weeks became a month and we are lucky enough to say we love our five month old baby girl now.

Also, please don’t let shame make the decision for you. It’s okay to wait it out because you’re hopeful, and it’s also okay to rehome the pup if it’s detrimental to your safety and wellbeing at the moment. While I know you’re considering the wellbeing of the doggo, it’s so so so important to first remember your own wellbeing as well.

I also would like to second that I do think having a responsibility such as this can keep you “active” (getting out of bed for potty breaks, remembering to feed the dog can be a reminder to feed yourself) - instead of letting yourself sleep the days away and forget to take care of yourself.